Europe Steps Up Work On Strut-Braced Wing For Ultra-Efficient Airliner

Politecnico di Milano

Europe’s U-HARWARD project conducted wind-tunnel tests of a low-drag strut-braced wing.

Credit: Politecnico di Milano
A three-year project to mature technologies for a low-drag strut-braced wing for future ultra-efficient airliners has been kicked off by a European team lead by French aerospace research agency ONERA. The €15.3 million ($16.6 million) Advanced Wing Maturation and Integration (AWATAR) project is...
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